| Elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication: international series on materials science and technology D Dowson, GR Higginson Elsevier, 2014 | 2534 | 2014 |
| History of tribology D Dowson Addison-Wesley Longman Limited, 1979 | 1589 | 1979 |
| Isothermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication of point contacts: part III—fully flooded results BJ Hamrock, D Dowson Journal of Lubrication Technology 99 (2), 264-275, 1977 | 1372* | 1977 |
| Tribology: a systems approach to the science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear H Czichos Elsevier, 2009 | 872 | 2009 |
| Ball bearing lubrication: the elastohydrodynamics of elliptical contacts BJ Hamrock, D Dowson | 783 | 1981 |
| A numerical solution to the elasto-hydrodynamic problem D Dowson, GR Higginson Journal of mechanical engineering science 1 (1), 6-15, 1959 | 735 | 1959 |
| A generalized Reynolds equation for fluid-film lubrication D Dowson International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 4 (2), 159-170, 1962 | 579 | 1962 |
| A hip joint simulator study of the performance of metal-on-metal joints: Part II: design D Dowson, C Hardaker, M Flett, GH Isaac The Journal of arthroplasty 19 (8), 124-130, 2004 | 377 | 2004 |
| Cavitation in bearings D Dowson, CM Taylor Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 11 (1), 35-65, 1979 | 355 | 1979 |
| " Boosted lubrication" in synovial joints by fluid entrapment and enrichment. PS Walker, D Dowson, MD Longfield, V Wright Annals of the rheumatic diseases 27 (6), 512, 1968 | 324 | 1968 |
| A theoretical analysis of the isothermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication of concentrated contacts. I. Direction of lubricant entrainment coincident with the major axis of the … RJ Chittenden, D Dowson, JF Dunn, CM Taylor Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. A. Mathematical and Physical …, 1985 | 313 | 1985 |
| Elastohydrodynamic lubrication of elliptical contacts for materials of low elastic modulus I—fully flooded conjunction BJ Hamrock, D Dowson Journal of Lubrication Technology 100 (2), 236-245, 1978 | 312* | 1978 |
| Paper 10: Elastohydrodynamics D Dowson Proceedings of the institution of mechanical engineers, conference …, 1967 | 309* | 1967 |
| Prospective clinical and joint simulator studies of a new total hip arthroplasty using alumina ceramic heads and cross-linked polyethylene cups BM Wroblewski, PD Siney, D Dowson, SN Collins The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume 78 (2), 280-285, 1996 | 279 | 1996 |
| Analysis of fluid film lubrication in artificial hip joint replacements with surfaces of high elastic modulus ZM Jin, D Dowson, J Fisher Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of …, 1997 | 276 | 1997 |
| Isothermal elastohydrodynamic lubrication of point contacts: Part IV—starvation results BJ Hamrock, D Dowson Journal of Lubrication Technology 99 (1), 15-23, 1977 | 258 | 1977 |
| Paper 12: modes of lubrication in human joints D Dowson Proceedings of the institution of mechanical engineers, conference …, 1966 | 238 | 1966 |
| 'Cracking joints'. A bioengineering study of cavitation in the metacarpophalangeal joint. A Unsworth, D Dowson, V Wright Annals of the rheumatic diseases 30 (4), 348, 1971 | 233 | 1971 |
| Micro-elastohydrodynamic lubrication of synovial joints D Dowson, ZM Jin Engineering in medicine 15 (2), 63-65, 1986 | 226 | 1986 |
| The effect of femoral head diameter upon lubrication and wear of metal-on-metal total hip replacements SL Smith, D Dowson, AAJ Goldsmith Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of …, 2001 | 218 | 2001 |